Willm Dallaway Thomas Baylis Willm Knight Thomas White Joseph Wathen Robert Ellis Timhy Lewis Richd Aldridge George Hawker John Hawker.
At a Meeting of the Directors held by Adjournment on the 19th of January 1775 at the George in Stroud Present: Willm Dallaway in the Chair, Robert Ellis, Willm Knight, Thomas White, Joseph Wathen, George Hawker, James Winchcombe, Richd Aldridge, John Hollings, Thomas Baylis.
At a meeting of the Directors held by Adjournment on the 2d Day of February 1775 at the George at Stroud Present: Will'm Dallaway, George Hawker, Joseph Wathen, John Hollings, Thomas Baylis, Thomas White, Richd Aldridge, Robert Ellis, [Mr Jones employed] Resolved that Mr Saml Jones be employed for the Execution of the Lower Lock at one Guinea and a half per week ~~ that he Imediately go down to the Severn to See its Situation, and that he shall go and visit the Witch and the Stour Port Navigations for his Improvement.
At a meeting of the Directors held by Adjournment at the George in Stroud on the 16th Day of February 1775 Present: Will'm Dallaway in the Chair, George Hawker, Will'm Knight, Timothy Lewis, Thomas Baylis, Robert Ellis, Joseph Wathen, James Winchcombe, Richd Aldridge, Thomas White.
At a Meeting of the Directors held at the George in Stroud on Thursday the 23d of February 1775 by Adjournment Present: Will'm Dallaway in the Chair, Richd Aldridge, Joseph Wathen, Thos Baylis, George Hawker, James Winchcombe, Tim Lewis.
At an Adjourned Meeting of the Directors of the Stroudwater Navigation held this Ninth Day of March 1775 at the George in Stroud Present: Timothy Lewis in the Chair, John Hollings, George Hawker, Thomas White, Joseph Wathen, Richard Aldridge, Robert Elliss, James Winchcombe, Thomas Baylis.
At an Adjourned Meeting of the Director of the Stroud Water Navigation held this 23rd Day of March 1775 at the George in Stroud Present: Timothy Lewis in the Chair, John Hollings, George Hawker, Richard Aldridge, Robert Elliss, Thomas White, Thomas Baylis.
At an Adjourned Meeting of the Directors of the Stroud Water Navigation Adjourned to and held at Mr Halls at Framiload this 29th day of March Present: Timothy Lewis in the Chair, Tomas Baylis, Robert Ellis, John Hollings, George Hawker, Richard Aldridge.
At an Adjourned Meeting of the Directors of the Stroud water Navigation held the 6th Day of April 1775 at the George Inn at Stroud Present: Timothy Lewis in the Chair, Joseph Wathen, George Hawker, Thomas Baylis, Robert Ellis, John Hollings, Thomas White, Richard Aldridge.
At an Adjourned Meeting of the Directors of the Stroud water Navigation held on this 20th Day of April at the George in Stroud Present: Timothy Lewis in ye Chair, Thomas White, William Knight, Robert Elliss, Joseph Wathen, Richard Aldridge, George Hawker, John Hollings, Thomas Baylis.
At an adjourned Meeting ot the Directors of the Stroud Water Navigation held this 3rd Day of May 1775 at the George Inn at Stroud Present: Timothy Lewis in ye Chair, Thomas Baylis, George Hawker, James Winchcombe, Robert Elliss, John Hollings, Richard Aldridge, Joseph Wathen, William Knight, Thomas White.
At an adjourned Meeting of the Directors of the Stroud water Navigation held this 10th Day 0f May at the George Inn at Stroud Present: Timothy Lewis in ye Chair, Joseph Wathen, William Knight, John Hollings, Robert Ellis, George Hawker, James Winchcombe, Richard Aldridge, Thomas White, Thomas Baylis.
At a Meeting held at Stroud by Adjournment on the 7th of June 1775 Present: Mr Wm Dallaway, Joseph Wathern, Thos Baylis, George Hawker, Richard Aldridge, John Hollings, Thos White.
At a General Meeting hold by Adjournment at the George Inn Stroud on Thursday the 20th of July 1775 Present: Willm Dallaway, George Hawker, Willm Knight, Durley Winter, Joseph Wathen, John Hollins, Robt Ellis, James Winchcomb, Richd Aldridge [ a bill drawn on the Treasurer] Drew a Bill on Mr Colborne in favour of Mr Richd Hale for the Ballance of his Accot … £150..12..0 Adjourned the General Meeting of the Commissioners to Thursday the 27th of July Inst: and also the Meeting of the Committee at the same time.
At a General Meeting hold by Adjournment at the George Inn Stroud on the 7th of August 1775 Willm Dallaway Chairman, Thos Baylis, Timothy Lewis, Joseph Wathen, Richd Bigland, James Winchcombe, John Hollins, Richd Aldridge, Durley Wintle, Robt Ellis, George Hawker.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 12th Day of October 1775 Present: Timothy Lewis, John Hollings, Joseph Wathen, George Hawker, Robert Elliss, James Winchcombe.
Whereas an Act was made in the Third Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An Act for making navigable the River Stroudwater, in the County of Gloucester, from the River Severn, at or near Framiload, to Wallbridge, near the Town of Stroud, in the same County: And whereas by the said Act certain Persons therein named, their Heirs, or Assigns, or Nominees, were authorised and impowered, at their proper Costs and Charges, to make the said River, called Stroudwater, navigable and passable for Boats, Barges, Lighters, and other Vessels, from the River Severn, at or near Framiload aforesaid, to Wallbridge, near the Town of Stroud aforesaid, and from Time to Time to continue, maintains, and use such Navigation in such Manner as they should think fit; and, for the better effecting the Premises, Commissioners were, by the said Act, nominated to determine Differences between the Undertakes and other Persons concerned; but no Proceedings were had towards making the said Navigation: And whereas an Act was made in the Thirty-second Year of the Reign of this said late Majesty, to amend and explain the said former Act, whereby other Persons therein named, their Heirs, Assigns, or Nominees, were impowered to make and maintain the said Navigation, in Manner and by the Ways and Means therein mentioned: And whereas by the said Act it was provided, that, in case the said Undertakers should not finish their said Undertaking one or before the Twenty-ninth Day of September, One thousand seven hundred and sixty-one, or within such further Time as the Commissioners should think proper to allow for finishing the same, the Powers, Authorities, Rights, Privileges, and Advantages, by the said Act granted to and vested in them, should cease and determine; and all the Lands, Engines, and Machines which should then have been by them purchased, erected, and made, for the Use and Purpose of the said Navigation, should be forfeited to the Commissioners appointed by and in pursuance of the said former Act, who were impowered to grand and convey the same to any other Person or Persons who should be willing to complete the said Undertaking in the Manner intended by, and under the Conditions, Privileges, Restrictions, and Limitations of the said former Act, in such Manner as might have been done in case the said last-mentioned Act had not been made: And whereas the Undertakers under the said last-mentioned Act made some Progress towards effecting the said Navigation, but did not complete he same, notwithstanding they has a further Time of Six Years allowed them for that Purpose, pursuant to the Provisions of the said Act: And whereas, upon the Eighth Day of December, One thousand seven hundred and seventy-four, the several Persons hereinafter named entered into an Article of Subscription for raising the Sum of Twenty thousand Pounds for making the said Navigation, to be divided and distinguished into Two hundred equal Parts or Shares, at the Rate of One hundred Pounds per Share, and agreed to advance and pay such Sum or Sums of Money as should respectively belong to the Share or Shares subscribed for, according to the Tenor of the said Article; videlicet, the Right Honourable the Lord Ducie Two Shares, Sir Onesiphorus Paul Baronet One Share, William Dallaway Three Shares, William Dallaway, for his Daughter Elizabeth, One Share, William Dallaway for his Daughter Rebecca Catherine, One Share, William Knight Two Shares, George Hawker, Six Shares, Joseph Wathen, Five Shares, Richard Aldridge Four Shares, James Winchcombe Five Shares, Thomas Baylis Eight Shares, John Holling Two Shares, Benjamin Grazebrook Six Shares, Fream Arundell Three Shares, Thomas Crozier Arundell Two Shares, Richard Hawker and Son Five Shares, John Butt Five Shares, Thomas White, Seven Shares, William Capell Two Shares, William Smith Two Shares, James Croome Three Shares, Wiiliam Wathen Two Shares, Richard Bigland Two Shares, Nathaniel Jones One Share, Francis Knight One Share, Thomas James One Share, Richard Gabb One Share, George Summer One Share, Rowles Scudamore One Share, Charles Freebury One Share, Robert Ellis One Share, Henry Shephard One Share, Anna Haynes One Share, Durley Wintle Five Shares, William Ellis One Share, James Dallaway Two Shares, William Hopton One Share, Hester Pegler One Share, John Gardner Ten Shares, Benjamin Fisher One Share, William Tombs One Share, Edmund Clutterbuck Two Shares, Daniel Clutterbuck One Share, Nathaniel Perks Two Shares, John Allaway Five Shares, Charles Page Two Shares, Timothy Lewis One Share, Bathurst Lewis, Son of Timothy Lewis, One Share, George Lewis, One Share, Joshua Thomas One Share, William Sevill Two Shares, John Wight One Share, William Sevill junior Two Shares, Anthony Keck One Share, Samuel Baylis Three Shares, John Cambridge Two Shares, William Turner One Share, Samuel Jones Two Shares, Samuel Arundell Three Shares, Jane Sheppard Two Shares, Samuel Peach One Share, Samuel Bowyer One Share, Abel Grey Two Shares, Thomas Gibson Four Shares, Thomas Bradbury Winter Four Shares, Bicknel Coney and John Wilson Five Shares, Elizabeth Hawes One Share, Thomas Colborne Two Shares, John Kemmett Two Shares, Joseph Beddome Two Shares, Rebecca Ann, Daughter of Joseph Beddome, Two Shares, Susanna Dallaway One Share, Elizabeth Clissold, Daughter of Nathaniel Clissold, One Share, John Clissold Two Shares, John Billingsley Two Shares, Richard Hall One Share, William Tombs One Share, John Mills One Share, Hannah Beale Two Shares, Abraham Wallbank One Share, Samuel Wallbank One Share, Joseph Cripps, Son of Joseph Cripps, One Share, Edward Cripps, Son of Joseph Cripps, One Share, Samuel Vines One Share and John Dauncey One Share.
